Haunted Farm House
I shot this old abandoned farmhouse earlier at sundown with great results, but what I really wanted to do was a night shoot. It is a composite of over 31 separa...
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I shot this old abandoned farmhouse earlier at sundown with great results, but what I really wanted to do was a night shoot. It is a composite of over 31 separate exposures. For lighting I used a combination of LED flashlights, hand held camera flash and a halogen spot.
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CWphotos5
March 16, 2015
Outstanding image...excellent work! Love the results of the lighting!!! Congratulations!!!
rebeccacourt
October 12, 2015
love this, outstanding, one best shots, very nice, creativity .love it.
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October 12, 2016
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Location
It's an abandoned farm near Lancaster Airport in Lancaster, Texas. The farm consists of the house seen here as well as an abandoned horse barn, steel storage silos and a couple of large tool and equipment sheds. All-in-all, a great location for night shooting.Time
I started shooting just after sunset. The entire shot took about two hours.Lighting
For lighting I used a combination of LED flashlights, hand held camera flash and a halogen spot. There is very little direct lighting however. Rather, the light is 'skimmed' over the surface of the subject and along edges at 90 degree angle to the camera. For example, to create light for the grass, I stood off camera and swept a flashlight low over the top of the grass, keeping the beam at an angle to the camera.Equipment
This was shot with a Nikon D90 using a standard Nikon 18-105 mm VR lens. My tripod is an old heavy duty Bogen steel tripod, very sturdy for multiple exposure night stuff. My lighting was a off-brand camera flash and a small collection of cheap LED flashlights as well as a hologen spotlight. Colored gels were actually drink cup lids from a local convenience store.Inspiration
The twisted tree and the lopsided angle of the decaying house. I shot this old abandoned farmhouse earlier in the day with great results, but I really wanted to do a night shot, specifically a painting-with-light shot.Editing
This was a painting-with-light image. Over 30 different exposures were made over a period of two hours. All of the shots were adjusted in RAW and converted JPGs for layering into a large Photoshop file. There is no Photoshop trickery however. What you see here is exactly what the camera saw over dozens of exposures.In my camera bag
My Nikon D90 and it's standard Nikon 18-105 mm VR lens. A heavy Bogen tripod, a light carbon fiber tripod, a monopod, and various cheap lights.Feedback
Painting-with-light images like this require planning. It's best to scout out the location during daylight and set up your shot before the sun goes down.
